Dr. Loren Vanderlinden

Associate Professor

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Biography

Loren Vanderlinden is an adjunct professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. With over twenty years of experience in applied research and policy work, he has been involved with academic and public health organizations, focusing on environmental health policy and community consultation. He received his PhD in biomedical anthropology from the University of Toronto and completed postdoctoral training in environmental health at McMaster University. Currently, he also manages the Healthy Public Policy Directorate at Toronto Public Health, where he leads teams in developing evidence-informed public health policies. His research interests include precautionary principles, smoke-free policies, and the social determinants of health. Loren has co-investigated health assessment surveys for First Nations communities and engaged with various environmental health issues, including children’s health and pollution monitoring. He is active in knowledge exchange through presentations and authorship of policy research reports in peer-reviewed journals.

Research Interests

Experience

Manager

— Present

Toronto Public Health • Toronto, Ontario

Leads teams focused on developing evidence-informed public health policies.

Adjunct Professor

— Present

Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario

Co-instructor and course director for Environmental Epidemiology.

Awards

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University of Toronto Special Fellowship

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Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Courses

CHL 5416 Environmental Epidemiology

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology